Powder Horn Animal Etchings

Powder Horn Animal Etchings

Add this Powder Horn Animal Etchings  to your collection. The crafter made it from a natural cow horn.  At the wide end, the crafter nailed in a rounded wood piece, You will notice over the years the nails have added rust to the horn. There is a stopper for the narrow end, which has broken off.  The crafter etched animals and the date 1972 on the horn.  One of a Kind!

Powder horns are containers that hold gunpowder. Historically, soldiers made Powder Horns from cows, oxen or buffalo horns. Natural horn has the advantage of being waterproof and already hollow inside. Stoppers of wood or bone or horn were placed at each end of the horn. A soldier filled the horn with gunpowder at the large end, and dispensed powder from the smaller end.
Soldiers sometimes decorated their Powder Horns with carvings or inlays. They usually carried them with a long strap over their shoulder.

This Powder Horn Animal Etchings measures about 7.5 inches long.  The base measures 2 inches x 2 inches.  You will see a couple of small divots in the horn .  One of a Kind!

The Wandering Bull offers Powder Horns as collectible items. Living History Re-enactors also use Powder Horns as part of their kit. You can choose from our standard stock Powder Horn or one of the One of a Kind horns that we acquire from other collectors.

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